Icon for the addon loading dialog

[xenux]

I open this topic to create new icons for the addon loading dialog to make it looks cuter.

First, the new star rating system need a relooking. Here is the image:


Then, we need icons for these properties of a addon:

1. Alpha
2. Beta
3. RC
4. bad-texture
5. non-DFSG
6. featured

Thanks in advance to the artists!!!

[Ludsky]

The stars is for vote, i think you should change symbol

[samuncle]

Ludsky have you read the first post ?

First, the new star rating system need a relooking

En français ça donne:
Avant-tout les étoiles ont besoin d'un relooking.

Donc oui on cherche une nouvelle icone

[S@f]

Hello xenus!

I tried to do something

Have look to this. Say me what do you think of it :

The size of the square icon is 180x180 (It's the original size of the button of the menu). And the size of DFSG icons is 328x180. I think it's too large.
We can reduce the size. Which size do you want for these icons?

Here is a compressed folder with the PNGs.

[rubberduck]

i think, that this is good, but it is a bit too big for me

the stars are better now

[Ludsky]

Ludsky have you read the first post ?

First, the new star rating system need a relooking

En français ça donne:
Avant-tout les étoiles ont besoin d'un relooking.

Donc oui on cherche une nouvelle icone

Excusez moi, j'avait mal lu, Merci

Why not : wheel, sphere.. for symbol ?

icon of progression. It's an idea.(see picture)

[S@f]

@rubberduck
Yes these icons are too big, but in fact I don't know what is the proper size for these icons.

@ludsky
We can maybe create a progress bar for the development of the Karts. That depends of the developers. What do they prefer? an alpha, beta, RC.. icon or a progress wheel like your. But we have to keep in mind that a Kart in Alpha, Beta release is functional, and testable. Moreover on the STK addons site only the Karts who are usable and almost finished can be published. So the progress wheel must mean alpha, beta, RC and not the progress of the modelling or texturing of the kart in Blender.

@xenus
Are the icons you want for the addons site, for the in-game addons menu or for the both? And what is optimal size for this use? (I think I can easily reduce them)
What do you prefer? alpha icon... or a progress bar/wheel for the development of the Karts? Or the both
Thank you for your answers.

[Ludsky]

@ S @ f : ok ^^

[Auria]

Alpha/beta could also just be left as text; other items like rating are more important to show as icons

[S@f]

@Ludsky
Hum... yes... my answer was indeed a bit too complicated and serious for the subject

I haven't thought about the text possibility...it would be easier...
So tell me which icons you keep, and the size you want for these icons

[Ludsky]

@ S @ f I like all icon, perhaps change icon for Featured ? I think the icon is big

perhaps new size >> The size of the square icon is 140x140 (It's the original size of the button of the menu). And the size of DFSG icons is 288x140. ^^

[tavariz91]

Hi!

As I really like them (GOOD JOB! ), you should take care about the shadow around your icons, while the one you have is too "fat". I had the same problem here: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4541&start=25

here's a corrected xcf file with the "good" border.

Maybe for the DFSG compliant icon you could put something like this:
DF
SG

Regards,
tav'

[xenux]

Hello,

@Ludsky
The stars are for the rating, vote or just display.

@S@f
First, I think it's better than icons don't look too close to buttons. They won't be clicked, they will just display informations. Could you retry with a black border and a other background image?

Then, I think we can try to be a little more imaginative. He have some ideas, but no time before the week-end. I don't care if someone stole it .

Alpha, Beta => Use wooden plank or some construction equipment to make background.
RC => A graduate cap, maybe mark with letters RC.
Featured => If we use heart in the list, we can also use heart for this icon.
Bad/Good texture => A kart is good, but some add-ons aren't for kart. I don't know if it's a good choice.
DFSG => I have thought to use a gnou as for gnu, but I'm not sure it fit the definition.

Otherwise, the stars is good, but I need it bigger. Add-on loading have a lot of empty space. So, could you make the image fit the size of 128x256 or 128x512?

Currently, it's a idea of Auria to add icons on add-on loading screen. I don't know if we can use it for the website.

[S@f]

Hi!

Xenux, you are right about the button style. It wasn't a good idea.

Now the stars fit the size 128x512.

So thanks for your advices, I made a new set of icons :
I kept the idea of construction materials for the alpha, beta and RC.
For featured I reused the heart shape from the list.
For the Bad/Good texture I took a screenshot in-game, so we can see Karts and Track

For DFSG I have nothing...
I don't know if we can use a Gnou... because DFSG means Debian Free... Is there a symbol for DFSG like for ?
If someone have an idea, please tell us

EDIT : Maybe a stamp like this one I made. (The effect isn't very good)

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I made two sets of icon, one in 256x256 the other in 128x128

[Auria]

Thanks for the stars, I am adding them to SVN!

For the others, I really appreciate your attempts, but your icons are really huge. In-game, we need icons that will be displayed at perhaps 32x32 on an average resolution (they can be 64x64 for higher resolutions)

[S@f]

Thank you Auria! Now I have the proper size for these icons

So I made a new set of icons, but due to the small size I preferred to make colored icons rather than textured icons
What do you think of it?

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I made two sets of icons, one in 64px, the other in 32px.

[rubberduck]

they look good and the size is good too

[Arthur]

I think the heart icon should have a different background colour to make it stand out more; currently you kinda have to concentrate to see what the shape of the bottom half is. Maybe just a different shade of red would do it, or a completely different colour.

[S@f]

Maybe just a different shade of red would do it

Something like this?